Author: Elana

This was my first time on such a pesach program and it truly set the bar really high! The vibe is extremely chill - an interesting mix of people ranging from not religious Jews to more right wing. It’s a beachfront hotel, so participants are often walking through the program in bathing suits and coverups. Hotel has direct access to beach and a beautiful pool. I particularly loved that the program had a toy room for babies (where I spent a lot of time with my 1.5 year old) and a full time staff there who was able to watch the babies for 30 minutes at a time. I can’t speak to the programming for older kids but I heard kids were happy. Not too much programming for adults. No comedians, musicians, or any entertainment geared towards adults at all. But that was never an issue since I was constantly with my family and hanging out by the pool. Food was excellent and plentiful. There was the occasional line (and line cutting) but nothing too alarming. Loved that the food had a Mexican flare to it and truly made me feel like I was getting a Mexican experience even during pesach (think fried plantains, guacamole, fresh fruit…all the time). It was a very fish heavy program. Also had tons of meat - beef, veal and lamb. Program was fairly organized and easy to find everything! Rooms were well labeled. There was minyan every day for ashkenaz and Sephardi. A simple tea room. Amazing breakfast every day. Shabbos and yuntiv had breakfast, kiddush AND breakfast back to back. It was amazing and delicious!